Chacoan Mara vs Lesser Scalewort

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Frullania microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Lesser Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Caviidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Frullania
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Frullania microphylla

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Lesser Scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.